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Speckle contrast diffuse correlation tomography of cerebral blood flow in perinatal disease model of neonatal piglets

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Abstract

We adapted and tested an innovative noncontact speckle contrast diffuse correlation tomography (scDCT) system for 3D imaging of cerebral blood flow (CBF) variations in perinatal disease models utilizing neonatal piglets, which closely resemble human neonates. CBF variations were concurrently measured by the scDCT and an established diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) during global ischemia, intraventricular hemorrhage, and asphyxia; significant correlations were observed. Moreover, CBF variations associated reasonably with vital pathophysiological changes. In contrast to DCS measurements of mixed signals from local scalp, skull and brain, scDCT generates 3D images of CBF distributions at prescribed depths within the head, thus enabling specific determination of regional cerebral ischemia. With further optimization and validation in animals and human neonates, scDCT has the potential to be a noninvasive imaging tool for both basic neuroscience research in laboratories and clinical applications in neonatal intensive care units.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202000366
JournalJournal of Biophotonics
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2021

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Funding

American Heart Association, Grant/Award Numbers: #14SDG20480186, #16GRNT30820006; National Institutes of Health, Grant/Award Numbers: COBRE #1P20GM121327, R01‐EB028792, R01‐HD101508‐01, R21‐AG046762, R21‐HD091118, R21‐NS114771; National Science Foundation, Grant/Award Number: #1539068; University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area (NRPA) Pilot Grant Funding information This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH, R01‐HD101508‐01, R01‐EB028792, R21‐HD091118, R21‐AG046762, R21‐NS114771 and COBRE #1P20GM121327), American Heart Association (AHA #16GRNT30820006 and #14SDG20480186), National Science Foundation (NSF #1539068), and a University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area (NRPA) Pilot Grant. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH, AHA, NSF, or NRPA.

FundersFunder number
CEPR COBRE1P20GM121327
NRPA
University of Kentucky Neuroscience Research Priority Area
National Science Foundation Arctic Social Science Program1539068
National Institutes of Health (NIH)R21‐NS114771, R01‐EB028792, R21‐AG046762, R21‐HD091118
NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Medical Rehabilitation ResearchR01HD101508
American the American Heart Association16GRNT30820006, 14SDG20480186
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Australia Pty. Ltd

    UN SDGs

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    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • cerebral blood flow
    • neonatal piglet
    • optical imaging
    • perinatal disease

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • General Materials Science
    • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
    • General Engineering
    • General Physics and Astronomy

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